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Originally Posted by alwann
To those more learned than I:
Why don't we have technology capable of mitigating storms like Ian?
Sending people to the moon and back, and maybe Mars one day. This we can do. Smashing a device into an asteroid to change its direction, this we can do. Technology to deal with tropical storms before they become a danger? Doesn't seem like that's in the cards. Hey, there has to be a business opportunity in this. Memo to Elon Musk: Can't you invent a big old fan of some kind to change the paths of killer storms? I'd bet you'd make a bundle.  |
Mainly because of the law of unintended consequences. Look at the environmental section of this page for examples.
Unintended consequences - Wikipedia